EFICACIA DEL TRATAMIENTO PSICOLÓGICO DE LA DEPRESIÓN INFANTIL Y ADOLESCENTE: UNA REVISIÓN CUALITATIVA Y CUANTITATIVA DE DOS DÉCADAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN 1

Evidence of the effectiveness of psychological treatment for child and adolescent depression is reviewed. The qualitative review consists of case studies, open clinical trials and control group studies, evaluated in accordance with the criteria established by the American Psychological Association to determine the empirical support of psychological treatment (Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures, 1995). The quantitative review consists of a meta-analysis of 20 studies carried out throughout the period 1980-1999, on a sample of 704